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Article: Wasp motorcycle safety born out of tragedy.(Best Practice)
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- Sea&Shore
- Article date:
- March 22, 2009
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For the past several years, motorcycle crashes have accounted for a significant number of accidental deaths among Navy and Marine Corps personnel. Many other riders suffer injuries that prevent them from returning to the work force. These mishaps, deaths, and injuries are too costly, both in terms of fiscal costs and human resources, to remain unaddressed. Needless loss of life continually degrades the Navy's operational readiness. These facts were brought home aboard USS Wasp when we suffered a motorcycle tragedy in March 2008.
The safety investigation determined that a lack of riding experience and training were prime causal factors for the mishap. Wasp ...